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I am a Mental Health Advocate, because my brother Nathaniel inspires me. You may know a little about him through a book and movie entitled "The Soloist," that came out in 2009. I have had the honor and privilege to speak many places to share the story of my brother and our family's experiences as we watched him go from an aspiring classical musician to a person who will always be musically gifted, only now he has an illness called "schizophrenia." Honestly, it did change him, however I had to learn to change MY behavior to be more relatable to him and STOP trying to make him be who I thought he should be. He was already occupying that space.
A Conversation With Tradae’ Moore
Tradae’ Moore, Development Specialist with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Georgia). Originally from Maywood, Illinois, Tradae’ is a mental health advocate who fights for herself, as well as for family and friends. Tradae’ states, “Mental health is an area of health that affects every one of us, and there needs to be more […]
Kevin Love
This is real… Thank you Kevin for sharing your story, maybe now they will listen. I hear you!
Mental Health Month
So here we are at the end of May and in comes June. So is mental health month really over? Well maybe so, but people who deal with a mental health condition live this reality every single day. 365 days, 12 months or however you want to see it. It is still very real for […]
A Conversation with Rebecca Lyn Phillips, “In The Light”
Over ten years ago, I received an email from Rebecca (right), she had gone to see the movie The Soloist, with a friend. The film is about my brother Nathaniel and his newfound very unlikely friendship with a Los Angeles Times journalist. She was so moved by the simple fact that someone ventured out to do […]
MAY – Mental Health Awareness Month
Even though there is a battle everyday…
A Conversation with Filmmaker Cristóbal “Cris” Krusen, Episode 2
Welcome back to Another Episode of The Hear The Music Podcast Please continue to listen to my conversation with Cris Krusen. In this episode Cris elaborates on the onset of his son’s illness, additionally he shares more about the film The Puzzel Factory and what prompted and inspired him to take on the production of this […]
A Conversation with Filmmaker Cristóbal “Cris” Krusen
A wonderful two-part conversation with Cris Krusen. This is part one, listen to understand how this filmmaker ventures out to tell the story of his son Daniel and the long journey of his mental health condition and recovery. In part two learn more about his new film The Puzzle Factory, which highlights Daniel’s journey, as […]
How are you?
A sign of OK… Just checking in with you to find out how you are doing? Respond with your status, like “we are doing well,” or a SHORT statement to indicate what’s happening in your life. If you need help state that, and you never know who is close by. Keep in mind the current […]
